Rossetto Millefiori Art Glass Vase with Gold Leaf Handles
Amedeo Rossetto millefiori art glass vase in a vibrant conglomerate of murrine and gold leaf handles, outswept rim and baluster mid section. Signed to base by master glass blower, comes with pieces. Condition: very good, little or minor wear apparent height 10.24 in.
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- Murrine - A murrine is created by building up a cane or rod of glass, by plunging the rod into a coloured glass, and then into a shaped dip mould, and repeating this procedure using different coloured glasses to build up a variety of layers. When the dipping is complete a longer cane is created by stretching the glass, and once cooled, can be cut, and the pattern will be revealed in the cross-section.
- Baluster (glass) - An architectural term for a column in a balustrade or staircase.
When used to describe glass, it can either refer to the shape of the stem of a wine glass, being slender above and pear shaped below, or the shape of the whole vessel, usually a vase. In fact the baluster shape is often described as being vase-like.
The description of a vase as being of baluster shape covers a wide variety of shapes that often bear no resemblance to the original architectural form.
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